Mission
Partnering to strengthen community capacity and support a seamless continuum of services that prevents family, sexual and other forms of interpersonal violence and abuse.

History
The Alliance as an entity formed in 2006, from four formerly independent organizations: the Action Committee Against Violence (originated from the Mayor’s Task Force on Community and Family Violence in 1991), the Calgary Coalition on Family Violence (1988), the Violence Information and Education Centre (1997) and FaithLink (1998). These organizations initiated a strategic restructuring to increase the depth and breadth of leadership capacity and simplify access to community services. The Alliance to End Violence emerged from the strategic restructuring as Calgary’s coordinated response to violence by providing a strong, unified voice for the four organizations and for the sector.

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Prairieaction Foundation (PAF) is excited to announce a special tri-provincial research call-out which aims to fund research projects that will be conducted in all three prairie provinces. PAF is committed to funding research that leads to community awareness related to issues of violence and abuse and is specifically interested in research that engages in solution focused outcomes, leading to better programs to keep our communities safer. At this time, PAF is requesting three separate Tri-Provincial research projects to be conducted in the specific areas outlined below.

1. Men as victims in intimate partner violence (IPV)

There is little research in the area of men as victims of IPV. Consistently, men continue to report being victims of IPV in self-reported surveys with most recent survey statistics reported in General Social Survey (2014). Funding up to $60,000.

2. The Intersection between Criminal and Family Court and Children’s Involvement in the Process as it Relates to Intimate Partner Violence. Funding up to $50,000.

3. Understanding the needs of Newcomers who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) Newcomers in our prairie provinces face many challenges to adjusting to their new life in Canada. Funding of up to $50,000.

PAF only funds organizations that are community based and are registered charities with Canada Revenue Agency. Organizations are expected to work in partnership with academic researchers or other relevant partners. PAF does not fund outside of the Prairie Provinces.

Prairieaction Foundation would like to know more about the above projects and is calling for specific research that encompasses the attached criteria. If you are looking for a funding opportunity that meets our criteria’s please complete the attached application form and email it to info@prairieaction.ca.
Thank you for your time.